diff --git a/cmds/installd/commands.c b/cmds/installd/commands.c
index edb21bc54..1fda15ade 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/commands.c
+++ b/cmds/installd/commands.c
@@ -674,7 +674,8 @@ static void run_patchoat(int input_fd, int oat_fd, const char* input_file_name,
 }
 
 static void run_dex2oat(int zip_fd, int oat_fd, const char* input_file_name,
-    const char* output_file_name, const char *pkgname, const char *instruction_set)
+    const char* output_file_name, const char *pkgname, const char *instruction_set,
+    bool vm_safe_mode)
 {
     static const unsigned int MAX_INSTRUCTION_SET_LEN = 7;
 
@@ -766,6 +767,8 @@ static void run_dex2oat(int zip_fd, int oat_fd, const char* input_file_name,
     if (skip_compilation) {
         strcpy(dex2oat_compiler_filter_arg, "--compiler-filter=verify-none");
         have_dex2oat_compiler_filter_flag = true;
+    } else if (vm_safe_mode) {
+        strcpy(dex2oat_compiler_filter_arg, "--compiler-filter=interpret-only");
     } else if (have_dex2oat_compiler_filter_flag) {
         sprintf(dex2oat_compiler_filter_arg, "--compiler-filter=%s", dex2oat_compiler_filter_flag);
     }
@@ -843,9 +846,9 @@ static int wait_child(pid_t pid)
     }
 }
 
-int dexopt(const char *apk_path, uid_t uid, int is_public,
+int dexopt(const char *apk_path, uid_t uid, bool is_public,
            const char *pkgname, const char *instruction_set,
-           int is_patchoat)
+           bool vm_safe_mode, bool is_patchoat)
 {
     struct utimbuf ut;
     struct stat input_stat, dex_stat;
@@ -979,7 +982,8 @@ int dexopt(const char *apk_path, uid_t uid, int is_public,
             if (is_patchoat) {
                 run_patchoat(input_fd, out_fd, input_file, out_path, pkgname, instruction_set);
             } else {
-                run_dex2oat(input_fd, out_fd, input_file, out_path, pkgname, instruction_set);
+                run_dex2oat(input_fd, out_fd, input_file, out_path, pkgname, instruction_set,
+                            vm_safe_mode);
             }
         } else {
             exit(69);   /* Unexpected persist.sys.dalvik.vm.lib value */
diff --git a/cmds/installd/installd.c b/cmds/installd/installd.c
index 746ce5741..c06365d21 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/installd.c
+++ b/cmds/installd/installd.c
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ static int do_install(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX])
 
 static int do_dexopt(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX])
 {
-        /* apk_path, uid, is_public, pkgname, instruction_set */
-    return dexopt(arg[0], atoi(arg[1]), atoi(arg[2]), arg[3], arg[4], 0);
+    /* apk_path, uid, is_public, pkgname, instruction_set, vm_safe_mode, should_relocate */
+    return dexopt(arg[0], atoi(arg[1]), atoi(arg[2]), arg[3], arg[4], atoi(arg[5]), 0);
 }
 
 static int do_move_dex(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX])
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ static int do_prune_dex_cache(char **arg __attribute__((unused)),
 }
 
 static int do_patchoat(char **arg, char reply[REPLY_MAX]) {
-    return dexopt(arg[0], atoi(arg[1]), atoi(arg[2]), arg[3], arg[4], 1);
+    /* apk_path, uid, is_public, pkgname, instruction_set, vm_safe_mode, should_relocate */
+    return dexopt(arg[0], atoi(arg[1]), atoi(arg[2]), arg[3], arg[4], 0, 1);
 }
 
 struct cmdinfo {
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ struct cmdinfo {
 struct cmdinfo cmds[] = {
     { "ping",                 0, do_ping },
     { "install",              4, do_install },
-    { "dexopt",               5, do_dexopt },
+    { "dexopt",               6, do_dexopt },
     { "movedex",              3, do_move_dex },
     { "rmdex",                2, do_rm_dex },
     { "remove",               2, do_remove },
diff --git a/cmds/installd/installd.h b/cmds/installd/installd.h
index 9d420bda9..c1d014802 100644
--- a/cmds/installd/installd.h
+++ b/cmds/installd/installd.h
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ int get_size(const char *pkgname, userid_t userid, const char *apkpath, const ch
              const char *fwdlock_apkpath, const char *asecpath, const char *instruction_set,
              int64_t *codesize, int64_t *datasize, int64_t *cachesize, int64_t *asecsize);
 int free_cache(int64_t free_size);
-int dexopt(const char *apk_path, uid_t uid, int is_public, const char *pkgName,
-           const char *instruction_set, int should_relocate);
+int dexopt(const char *apk_path, uid_t uid, bool is_public, const char *pkgName,
+           const char *instruction_set, bool vm_safe_mode, bool should_relocate);
 int movefiles();
 int linklib(const char* target, const char* source, int userId);
 int idmap(const char *target_path, const char *overlay_path, uid_t uid);